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static site editor
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
6 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 18 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Execution: 2 for, 3 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Git sync with online editing works well
From 2 comments
1st: Congrats on shipping :) 2nd: Works as advertised! Merging git commits from my machine and editing online (Mercury editor, right?) works fine, see both changes live…
jrnkntl on HNCool. Really impressed!
crozzfire on HN
Good idea for Jekyll users wanting quick browser posting
From 2 comments
This is a great idea...I use Jekyll for my blog but sometimes wish I could post quickly through my browser. Congrats on shipping!
masnick on HNI was thinking jekyll could do with a nice web-based frontend for when i just want to quickly write a blog article without spending ages uploading images and re-generating the…
jamesu on HN
Objections
Last save wins; pushed git changes can be overwritten by the editor
From 1 comment
It seems that conflicts are handled by "last person" wins. I created a site and cloned it. I opened a page in the HTML editor. I edited that page in my git clone and pushed.…
js2 on HN
Site feels slow, hosted on Varnish not CDN
From 2 comments
1st: Congrats on shipping :) 2nd: Works as advertised! Merging git commits from my machine and editing online (Mercury editor, right?) works fine, see both changes live…
jrnkntl on HNYep, static sites feel slow, but maybe that's just the geographical distance at play (I'm in Europe). Any plans on merging those bugfixes and additions back to the Mercury…
jrnkntl on HN
Google sign-in without warning about third party
From 1 comment
Clicked on create site, got taken to Google accounts. Hit Ctrl+W. I'd like to be told when I'm about to be sent to a third party site which will try to collect my personal…
whackberry on HN
Blogging features are very basic
From 1 comment
I was thinking jekyll could do with a nice web-based frontend for when i just want to quickly write a blog article without spending ages uploading images and re-generating the…
jamesu on HN
Requests
Fix icon rendering on Firefox Windows XP
From 1 comment
FYI, the icons (supposed to be next to "Click to edit", "Drag and drop image upload", ...) don't show up correctly on Firefox 11.0 on Windows XP 32 bits. The symbols instead…
Gmo on HN
Open source the software and offer paid hosting
From 1 comment
Any chance you guys will be doing a wordpress-like thing with this by open sourcing the software and charging for hosting?
jjcm on HN
Edit existing GitHub Pages repos directly
From 1 comment
I already use git pages to host my homepage. Would have been nice to be able to just edit that repo.
Flenser on HN
Questions
Does save trigger a commit and push to Git
From 1 comment
I have one question: Does a "save" in the online wysiwyg editor trigger a commit+push in the Git repo upstream ?
crozzfire on HN
Alternatives named
Columnist (substance.io)
From 1 comment
Honestly I think it's only a matter of time. They have online editing already. I've been watching for Columnist to have a source code drop. I'm hoping it will be open sourced:…
msumpter on HN
GitHub online editing
From 1 comment
Why doesn't GitHub let me edit like that? How can I edit like that, without a 3rd party?
intellection on HN